Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling the Air ...

Metrea acquires 14 Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers from the French Air and Space Forces for commercial aerial refueling. The deal aims to serve the US and international military market, expanding ...

The Air Force may have to keep its aging KC-135 tankers flying beyond their planned 2050 retirement, depending on how many ...

Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

Metrea, a leading provider of commercial air-to-air refueling (AAR), today announced a contract with the Indian Air Force ...

offers improved refueling capabilities, greater cargo capacity, and longer flight distances compared to the aging KC-135 Stratotanker. If selected, Forbes Air National Guard Base would receive ...

India’s defence ministry has signed a contract with US firm Metrea to wet lease KC-135 Stratotanker for IAF pilot training, ...

The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will receive four KC-135 air tankers in the next few ...

The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Metrea Management for wet leasing a Flight Refuelling Aircraft for the IAF and ...

Thus, Boeing’s midair refueling crisis may be going transnational ... and the existing fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers are being held together by a spit-and-polish. If, as the Pentagon fears ...

Metrea will provide Flight Refueler Aircraft (FRA) based out of Indian Air Force Station Agra in Central India. Metrea commercial KC-135. Photo by Mark Chen. Used by permission. This comes after ...

As the only company to own and operate a fleet of C-/KC-135 aircraft, Metrea offers an air-to-air refueling service that seamlessly, safely, and professionally integrates into military aviation ...